On April 30 at Joie Salon and Spa located at 21030 Point Lookout Rd. in Callaway will be shutting down the salon for day for a Locks of Love charity event. During the day, haircuts will be half price. The person who donates the longest length of hair will win a Paul Mitchell product basket. We will be taking before and after photographs.Come join us in a day of fun!

Also, anyone that cannot donate 10 inches of hair may choose to donate money to the cause. A donation box is set up at Joie Salon and Spa.

The event will benefit  Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides vacuum fitted hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Locks of Love meets a unique need for children by using donated human hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called Alopecia Areata, which has no known cause or cure.

Others have suffered severe burns or injuries or endured radiation treatment to the brain stem or other dermatological conditions that result in permanent hair loss. The vacuum fit is designed for children who have experienced a total loss of scalp hair and does not require the use of tape or glue.  The prostheses they provide help to restore self-esteem and confidence, enabling these children to face the world and their peers.

The organization, which began operation in 1998, provides the prostheses to children, ages 6-21, every 18 months for a total of up to 10 hairpieces. These hairpieces require between 6-10 ponytails and take approximately 4-6 months to manufacture. Thousands of bundles of donated hair arrive as a result of the national publicity that  Locks of Love receives in newspapers, magazines, and television programs.  It is estimated that children comprise over 80 percent of the donors, making this a charity where children have an opportunity to help children.

Donated hair is evaluated for its usefulness according to the following guidelines

  • It must be at least 10”, clean and dry
  • It must be bundled in a ponytail or a braid
  • Bleached hair cannot be used. 
  • Hair that has been dyed or permed can be used.


Monetary donations to Locks of Love are tax deductible.

Locks of Love is a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation that relies on donated ponytails and funds to provide hairpieces to children under 21 with medical hair loss.  Most of the children we serve suffer from Alopecia Areata, a condition for which there is no known cause or cure. The hairpieces we provide are custom, vacuum-fitted cranial prostheses that are provided free of charge or on a sliding scale depending on a family’s financial need.

To schedule an appointment please call Joie Salon at 240-237-8044.

For more information contact Toni Byrd at 240-538-5091 or email toni.byrd@thebaynet.com.